Fastener for curtain tie-backs, etc.



Ocfi. 10, 1933. H. M. STEINER 1,930,439

FASTENER FOR CURTAIN TIE-BACKS, ETC

Filed Nov. 12, 1932 Bren/for;

Patented Oct. 10, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Howard M. Steiner,Bufifalo, N. Y., assignor to H. D. Taylor Company, Buffalo, N. Y., acorporation of New York Application November 12, 1932 Serial No. 642,397

1 Claim.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in curtainfixtures and more particularly to a fixture designed for use inconnection with the tie-backs of curtains, draperies and the like.

As now marketed, tie-backs are provided with supporting rings which arepermanently sewed to the ends of the tie-backs for the purpose ofsuspending the same in loop-like fashion from the window frame.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a non-sew-onsupporting fixture or ring for curtain tie-backs, including means forreadily and conveniently detachably connecting the ring to the tie-back,and thereby eliminate the expense and the time consumed incident to thesewing on of the rings to the tie-back and make it possible to marketcurtains and their tiebacks at more moderate prices.

Another object is the provision of a tie-back fixture which simple,compact and inexpensive in construction, and which permits the readyadjustment of the curtain or drapery relative to the suspension ring.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a fragmentary front view of adrapery showing my improvement applied to the tie-back thereof. Fi ure 2is an enlarged perspective view of an end of the tie-back with theimproved fixture mounted thereon. Figure 3 is a detached, perspectiveview of the tie-back fixture. Figure 4 is a similar View of a modifiedform of the invention.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

Referring now to the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 13,inclusive, 1o indicates a curtain or drapery and 11 the tie-back whichis employed for holding the curtain in a more or less draped position atone side of the window. The fixture or fastener by which the tie-back issuspended in a looped fashion from the window frame, preferably consistsof aringlike suspension element 12 adapted to be placed over a hookapplied to the window frame, and an attaching stem or shank 13 fordetachably anchoring the ring-like element to the end of the tie-back.

This anchoring stem or shank is provided at its inner end with anattaching eye l l which engages the ring-like element 12 and therebypermits the anchoring stem to move bodily circumferentially about thering or to swing laterally relatively thereto. At its opposite end, theanchoring stem is bent upon itself to provide a pin or spur 15 which isadapted to engage or pierce the end of thetie-back in the manner shownin 1 Figure 2, the pointed end of such pin facing the axis of thesuspension ring, so that in suspending the tie-back the direction ofpull is substantially in a straight line from the ring axis with aportion of the material of the tie-back lodged in the looped end of theanchoring stein.

By constructing the fixture in this manner, the same can be readilyapplied to and removed from the ends of the tie-back, thereby permittingthe ready adjustment of the tie-backs to obtain the proper and desiredhanging of the curtains or draperies.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figure 4, the fixture ismade with the sus- 30 pension ring and anchoring pin in one piece, thenumeral 16 indicating the ring and 17 the pin for detachably anchoringthe fixture to the end of the tie-back, with the pointed end of the pinA tie-back fixture for curtains, draperies and the like, comprising aring-like suspension element, and an attaching member radiating fromsaid element and including a shank having an eye at one end engagingsaid suspension ele- 5 ment and a reversely-bent pin portion facing saidelement and detachably engageable with the tie- Y back.

HOWARD M. STEINER.

